People who love all things tech and innovation may just want to consider a career in information technology (IT).
According to the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services report on Occupational Trends 2010-2020, many Ohio IT jobs are expected to have large growth, not to mention high wages.
Computer systems analysts are expected to see an employment growth rate of 21.5 percent.
Software developers in applications are predicted to see a 24.6-percent employment growth rate, and network and computer systems administrators are expected to see a 23.1-percent growth rate.
So who exactly is hiring these information technology professionals? Retail companies, for one. Information technology has become more important than ever in the retail industry, and Columbus just so happens to be a retail hub.
For example, Ascena Retail Group, Inc. a holding company for misses and plus-sized women’s apparel companies Lane Bryant, dressbarn, maurices and Catherines, as well as tween apparel stores Justice and Brothers, has hired approximately 120 new IT associates since April 2014.
Some of the IT jobs you will find in retail are infrastructure-related.
“We have large data centers in many locations and we need very skilled people who know how to engineer the systems, install the systems and then run the systems,” said Gerard Darby, vice president of information technology for ascena servicing maurices.
Plus, as an IT professional, you should not have to worry about job security. Darby pointed out that even once systems are in place, associates are needed to update them and manage the databases.
Another field of IT jobs in the retail industry is in security and compliance, keeping customer credit card and personal information safe. There is also application work.
“We need people to write software, test software and select software if we’re going to buy it verses write it ourselves. So we have a large group of application people,” Darby said.
There is also a need for people who liaison with the business, such as business analysts, who need to understand the business’ needs and how to deal with addressing them, he said.
Not only will you find a wide range of job opportunities in information technology in retail, but you can also find career advancement opportunities.
“Technology is more and more involved in everything that happens. Because of that IT departments grow, they’re large, and it’s very common for people to work their way up the IT ladder and then take a bigger role over in the business,” Darby said.
Cyndi Roberts, senior professor and faculty chair for the College of Engineering and Information Sciences and College of Media Arts and Technology at DeVry University, noted that workers can transfer much of their IT skills to other areas, allowing them to “really grow in the field.”
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